00:00Hey Essence, have you ever wanted to color your hair for the warmer months but were just
00:10too afraid or nervous or intimidated?
00:13Well, if so, you've come to the right place.
00:15I'm here with celebrity hair colorist Rita Hazan, who is responsible for Beyonce's color.
00:21How amazing.
00:22We want to talk about what our viewers should know if they want to go lighter for the summer.
00:28Everybody could go lighter, but it has to be in the right tone and the right shape for
00:32their hair.
00:33How do we determine what's too light?
00:35I think it really depends on the complexion of your skin.
00:39If you're more olive, then you want to go like more honey tones, but if your skin is a little
00:43bit darker, then you don't want to go too light because you can't really handle that.
00:47You always need a little bit of darkness.
00:49So what did you do for Beyonce?
00:50Okay, so Beyonce's one of the most fun women I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
00:56With this look, we just kind of highlighted her hair a little bit and gave her like honey
01:01and tortoiseshell tones.
01:03Okay.
01:04I like browns on browns and a little bit lighter.
01:06What about women who are transitioning?
01:08Half of their head is relaxed.
01:09Half of their head is transitioning.
01:11They're kind of in that weird in-between stage.
01:13Right.
01:14What should they feel aware of?
01:15That's a tough spot to be in like in between half relaxed and half natural.
01:19If you have a relaxer, have realistic expectations about what color, how light you can go.
01:25So you want to just be really careful with your ends and not like lighten them too much
01:30and maybe focus a little bit more on the top.
01:32On the more natural.
01:33Exactly.
01:34Okay.
01:35How do you make it?
01:36So you have to use the right products and you have to condition your hair.
01:39Conditioning treatments are a must.
01:41You have to do one once or twice a week.
01:43Super important.
01:44Amazing.
01:45It keeps the hair healthy and healthy hair keeps color longer and everybody wants longer
01:49hair and healthy shiny hair so conditioning is the way to do it.
01:52This is amazing.
01:54Thank you so much.
01:55My pleasure.
